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NITED STATES JOHN B. COLLIN, OF ALTOONA, PENNSYLVANIA.

STAND-PIPE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 271,195, dated January23, 1883.

Application filedMay 24,1882. (No model.)

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN B. COLLIN, of Al- 'toona, county of Blair, andState of Pennsylstand-pipe; and, second, in the combination,

with the valve, of certain mechanism for operating the same, the latterbeing adapted, by means of its construction and location, to beconveniently actuated by the fireman without getting oft" the tender.

It consists, further, in certain other co1nbinations and in certaindetails of construction, all of which will be fully describedhereinafter.

In the drawings, Figure 1 represents a rear view ofthe stand-pipe whenswung over the track into position to supply water, thecounterbalance-weight being omitted to better show the parts, and a sideview of the horizontal pipesections and the valve mechanism locatedthereon; Fig. 2, a partial rear view with the counterbalance-weight inplace; Fig. 3, a side view of the stand-pipe when swung over the trackinto position to supply water, the valveactuating mechanism being shownin the position occupied by it when the valve is closed; Fig. 4, a sideview of the pipe-section B, with the waste-cock for emptying thestand-pipe after the main valve has been closed shown in'its openposition; Fig. 5, an end view of the pipe-section B and the adjacentsections 0 D E; Fig. 6, a partial side view of the valve and themechanismfor actuating it, the valve being shown in its closed position;Fig. 7, a partial side view of the valve, the same being shown in itsopen position; Fig. 8, an end view of the safety-valve in its openposition; Fig. 9, a side view of the stand-pipe when swung over thetrack into position to supply water, the valve mechanism being shown inthe posilion occupied byit when the valve is open; Fig. 10, a plan viewof the system of levers by means of which connection is made between thevalvestem and the vertically-moving collar of the standpipe; Fig. 11, anend view of the valve-stem and its connections, and Fig. 12 variousviews of the waste-cock mechanism.

To enable others skilled in the art to make scribe fully theconstruction of the same.

A, Figs. 1 and 6, representsa horizontal pipesection, by means of whichconnection is made with the water-main in anyproper manner.

(t represents a branch extending in a vertical direction from the pipeA, the open end of which is closed ordinarily by the safety-valve a,Figs. 6 and 8, as shown.

a to represent rods bolted to the branch at, which rods extend upwardand furnish, by means of a cross-bar, a a proper fulcrum for the fixedends of the levers e c, as shown.

a represents a threaded portion near the center of the rods a and (0 across-bar adapted for vertical adjustment on the rods by means of propernuts, as shown, which bar is pro vided with a bearing-plate, a as shown.

n represents a spring inclosing the valve stem to, which spring bears atits lower end against the upper face of the valve and its upper endagainst the bearing-plates a, as shown.

B, Figs. 6 and .7, represents a horizontal pipesection ot'specialt'orm,adapted to contain the main-valve mechanism, which is united at one endto the inner end of the pipe-section A and at the other to the outer endof the curved section 0, as shown in Fig. 6.

2) represents an inner projecting portion of the pipe-section B, and Z2an outer enlarged portion surrounding the inner portion, as shown.

b and b represent the bearing-seats of the valve-openings intheotherwise closed end of portion b.

1) represents a removable cover adapted to close the openingin the outerportion, b, which is provided with a stuffing-box, b otordinaryconstruction, as shown. By means of the described construction awater-space is caused to entirely surround the projecting inner portion,b, as shown in Fig. 6.

b, Fig. 7,representsa hollow cylinder bolted to the lower side oftheportion b of the pipesection B, which is open above, as shown, andisadapted in size and positionto extend into the recess b of the valve,as shown in Fig. 6.

my improved stand-pipe, I will proceed to do Ioo b represents the lowerdisk of this valve, which is adapted to fit the seat 12 and b the recessbefore referred to.

12 represents the upper disk of the valve, which is adapted to fit theseat b and is provided with the guiding-wings b as shown.

I), Fig. 6, represents the valve-stem, secured at its lower end to thevalve in any proper manner, and provided above with a copper tube orpipe, b, as shown, bymeans of which pipe a better protection is affordedagainst rust.

I), Figs. 6, 10, and 11, represents a crossbar held by the levers a bymeans of which the valve-stem b is united to the levers.

b, Figs. 4. and 12,represents a tube extending from the pipe-section B,which opens into a cylinder or cock, I), having an opening, I), asshown.

1) represents a hollow plug within the cylinder, which is provided withoppositely-located openings, as shown.

' 21 represents a lever-arm, by means of which the plug may be revolvedwhen desired, and I1 a connecting-rod uniting the leverarm 12 to one ofthe lever-arms c, as shown in Fig. 4.

C, Fig. 6, represents the curved pipe-section before referred to, theouter end of which is united to section B and the inner end to sectionD, as shown.

0 represents an enlargement upon the vertical position of thepipe-section, which is provided at the base of its interior chamberwitha semi-spherical recess adapted to hold the brass balls 0 c, as shown.

D represents a vertical pipe-section having at its lower end abearing-flange, (1, adapted to rest upon the balls and sustain theinovin g portion of the'stand-pipe.

(1 represents a packing-ring, by means of which packing may be appliedto the pipe at this point to make a water-tight joint.

E, Figs. 5 and 6, represents a vertical pipesection extending from theupper end of section D to the lower end of the curved upper section, F,as shown, which section is provided with an overhanging flange, e, asshown in Fig. 1.

0 represents a conical section or base-piece bolted to the platform ofthe stand-pipe, the upper edge of which projects into the recess of theflange e for the purpose of maintaining the stand-pipe in its propervertical position.

0 Figs. 5 and 6, represents a sleeve or collar upon the pipe E, which iscapable of free movement in a vertical direction, and 6 6 parallel rods,the lower ends of which are attached to the collars in any propermanner, and the upper ends of which extend upward through the adjacentflanges of the pipe-sections E F to the rods ff upon the pipe-section F,as shown in Figs. 1 and 3.

e 6 represent horizontal levers, the rear ends of which are supported bythe cross-bar a before referred to, and the front ends of which are heldbetween the flanges of the collar 6 as shown in Fig. 6.

f, Figs. 1 and 3, represents the transverse shaft of a bell-crank lever,held by proper bearings on the pipe-section F, which is provided withthe single central arm,f and the two side arms,f f as shown. r

f represents a horizontal arm extending from the pipe-section F, uponwhich is located the adjustable connterbalance-weight f as shown.

G represents a pipe-section extending forward in a horizontal plane fromthe upper end of the curved section F, which is provided with a curveddischarge end, 9, as shown.

H represents a. bell crank lever held by proper hearings on the frontend of pipe-section G, the short arm h of which is united by means ofthe connecting-rod h to the long arm f of the bell-crank lever onpipe-section'F.

The operation of the described construction is substantially as follows:Vthen it is desired to use the stand-pipe the horizontal arm of the sameis swung over the tenderin the manner well understood, the moving partof the stand-pipe turning readily on the friction-balls c 0. Theactuating-lever His then moved by the fireman from its normal position(shown in Fig. 3) to the position shown in Fig. 9. By means of thisaction the valve is opened, as shown in dotted lines, Fig. 6, andfulllines, Fig. 7, through the intermediate mechanism described, and thewater consequently is permitted to flow from the main through thestand-pipe and out into the tender. When the proper supply has beenobtained the lever H is moved back again to its normal position (shownin Fig. 3) to close the valve and stop the flow. \Vhen theactuating-lever H is in the position shown in Fig. 9 it is lockedagainst an accidental return movement, the connecting-point of the leverbeing practically behind the base of resistance, so that movement cannotoccur until the same has been lifted vertically. When theactuating-lever is moved to open the valve the first portion of itsaction moves the adjacent end of the con-. necting-rod h more in avertical direction than in a horizontal, and the subsequent portion .ofits action moves the connecting-rod more in a horizontal direction thanin a vertical. From this it follows that the valve will be opened slowlyin starting and more quickly afterward. The person also who aetnates thelever uses his power more effectively in starting the valve from itsseat. The movement of the valve also in returning to its seat is easedby the action of the cylinder 1;, which compels gradual movement by thegradual escape of the water contained therein through the loose fittingjoint. the safety-valve all injury from shock is avoided when the valveis closed. The main valve, it will be observed, is balanced, so that nogreat By the employment of this. device and.

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resistance to movement exists. The same ac tion that closes the mainvalve opens the waste-cock, so that the water shut into the stand-pipeis permitted to escape.

Some of the advantages of the described construction are as follows: Bythe employment of the cylinder b the movement of the valve is arrestedin closing for the purpose of preventing -sudden shock. By means of thespecial construction of the actuating mechanism the valve isreadilymoved from its seat, and when moved is automatically held in itsopen position. By means of the special location of the valve it may bereadily reached without dismounting any portion of the structure.

Having thus fully described my invention,

what I claim as new,'and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In combination with the valve having the 20 recess b theloose-fitting cylinder b and the valve-seat b substantially as and forthe purpose described.

2. In combination with the rock-shaft f and the connectionsf and h, thelifting-rods 25 f, substantially as described,adapted to swing past thecenter, as shown in Fig. 9, for the purpose of locking the valve.

This specification signed and witnessed this 20th day of May, 1882.

JOHN B. GULLIN. \Vitnesses CHARLES LINDsTRtiM, R- H. FAY.

